The Window of Tolerance is a simple and practical concept developed by Dr Dan Siegel (1999). It is commonly used to understand and describe normal changes in brain and body reactions, particularly after facing adversity or trauma. For many, the…
The acronym VUCA was used by the US Army War College at the end of the Cold War in 1990. VUCA stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. As I learnt about the VUCA model, comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic…
The past weeks have brought tremendous change, and for many of us, new kinds of fear, sadness and loss. Today I felt low. I felt a bit deflated and a little lost. I had a revelation when a friend suggested…
I asked Claire Winlow, founder of Red Kite Days, the go-to website for local family friendly activities, about her experience with Future Path Life Coaching: "When I first got in touch with Future Path Life Coaching I was in a…
I asked Liz Newby, a counsellor, about her experience with Future Path Life Coaching: "It took me a good year to set up my first meeting with Jackie. I’d left my job as a home school link worker and I…
I asked Jenny Wilkins, owner of Rejig Organising, a personal organising, storage and decluttering service, about her experience with Future Path Life Coaching: I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. When I booked our session I was…
In this day and age as a busy, professional, working mum, it’s becoming harder and harder to stop work creeping into family life. Company culture often determines the need to be available 24/7 but the evidence shows this is unhealthy…
My daughter’s tantrums would push me over the edge and I felt stuck in this never-ending power struggle. Wishing that things could just be simple and calm… Calm that’s what I would wish for. “If only SHE would JUST listen…
In June 2008 I gave birth to a set of twins at 26 weeks + 6 days by emergency C-section at the JR Hospital in Oxford. They weren’t due until September so this was a big shock. Immediately after their…
Someone shared an infographic with me recently called ‘Email Like A Boss’ copyright Donovan 2019. It reminded me of some points raised in a book called Playing Big by Tara Mohr which I have extracted below. Listen to your female…